Improvement of gamma-ray Sn transport calculations including coherent and incoherent scatterings and secondary sources of bremsstrahlung and fluorescence: Determination of gamma-ray buildup factors

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 215-227

  Kitsos, S ^a   Diop, C M ^a   Assad, A ^a   Nimal, J C ^a   Ridoux, P ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING;

BREMSSTRAHLUNG; COMPTON SCATTERING; GAMMA RAY BUILDUP FACTORS; GAMMA RAY TRANSPORT CALCULATIONS; MEAN FREE PATHS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 0030165987     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE96-A24184     Document Type: Article

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